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For the past 17 years, SAGE has taken teams of as many as 135 volunteers into the mountains of rural Guatemala to provide medical care and community development to those in need. This includes medical professionals, med and nursing students, the construction team, plus a kitchen team and translators.

Many Guatemalans never have the opportunity to receive medical care, and their illnesses often go untreated for years.

Over the course of 5 days, SAGE medical teams work to provide medical care to these Guatemalans. The team sees patients in medical clinics, dental clinic, vision clinic, and performs surgeries such as cleft palate repair.

2018 StatisticsThe Surgery Team performed 93 procedures including 17 for plastic surgery. Outreach clinics saw over 400 patients in 5 communities. The Vision Team treated over 750 patients, giving out a lot of new glasses!

The community development team installed efficient wood stoves to replace open fires, and water filters to eliminate water-borne diseases. The end result of these efforts provided a safer, more efficient environment for 40 Guatemalan families plus 1 school, to live, grow, and face the future.